Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Lullaby of Birdland
2. Time on My Hands
3. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
4. Take the "A" Train
5. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
6. Creole Love Call
7. Boo-Dah
8. Stomp, Look and Listen
9. Happy Go Lucky Local

Disc 2:

1. Summertime
2. Warm Valley
3. Sultry Serenade
4. Hy'a Sue
5. Sophisticated Lady
6. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
7. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
8. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
9. Caravan
10. Perdido
11. Without a Song

Disc 3:

1. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
2. Hawk Talks
3. C Jam Blues
4. Tenderly
5. All the Things You Are
6. Solitude
7. She Moved
8. Happy Birthday to You
9. Mood Indigo
10. Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)
11. Take the "A" Train

Disc 4:

1. Coffee and Kisses
2. Johnny Come Lately
3. Change My Ways
4. Primpin' at the Prom
5. Band Call
6. Satin Doll
7. Blue Jean Beguine
8. Tulip or Turnip
9. Honeysuckle Rose
10. Theme for Trambean
11. Blue Moon

Disc 5:

1. V.I.P.'s Boogie
2. Jam With Sam
3. Bunny Hop Mambo
4. Isle of Capri
5. Take the "A" Train
6. Flamingo
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
8. I'm Just a Lucky So and So
9. Ballin' the Blues
10. Satin Doll

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #186928 in Music
• Released on: 1992-04-10
• Number of discs: 5
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

A Better Deal Than You Might Expect!
Licensed by Mercer Ellington and recorded during a seres of birthday celebrations in the far West, the album boasts stellar performances and sound quality easily comparable to Victor and Columbia recordings from the same period. My only complaint is that the bottom of the sound sometimes gets lost in all the mid-range, but that's only a minor complaint. Brief but authoritative notes by Stanley Dance help place these performances in the context of Ellington's later career. All the favorites are here, fom A-Train to Satin Doll, but so are less-recorded jewels performed by some of the Ellington greats, including Paul Gonsalves, Clark Trry, Rick Henderson and others. The performances surpass those the Duke recorded on the Cote D'Azur, and are easily competitive with landmark recordings at Newport and other venues. If the LaserLight label causes hesitation, hesitate no more. This is a terrific deal. I will be exploring more LaserLight rarities in the future.